New amp settings help!

[Christopher Dennis Gray]

Hello I have a 2005 buick rainier with stock Bose sound system in it , I just recently had a sub and amp installed with a bass control knob in the dash and I feel like it could pound harder when I crank up the bass it does not pound as hard as I thought it would

I have a kentwood excelon x500-1 1000w amp powering a hertz ebx 250 700w hertz 10" subwoofer

Amp settings bass boost level goes from 0 to 18 db Lpf 50 to 200. Input sensitivity min 5 to 0.2 max

I would like to know if I can crank up the amp without damaging my sub and if anyone has any settings They recommend that would be awesome

Thanks so much

Christopher

[rockFord_Expedition]

Nobody that actually knows anything will be able to tell you where to set your gains or anything else at over the internet, but we can help you get to where you need to be.

The installer of this gear, did they use an oscilloscope or a DD-1 to set your gains?

Also, does that amp have high level inputs or did they use a line out converter to send signal to the amp? LOC's are trash.

What you need to know is the maximum undistorted volume of the head unit, then the gain needs to be matched to that. Bass boost is usually a bad idea unless you only like a narrow band of bass to play well and to hell with the rest.

Where are you located at?

[Christopher Dennis Gray]

this is my install from my recept

excellion mono apm

hertz 10'

axxes linelevel converter/ amp turnon

axxess amp level control

iconnect wireing kit

labour

shop supplies

12g wireing

efx interconect cable gm battery post

i do no not know if they tuned it or not

[Broke_Audio_Addict]

I think maybe you're expecting too much out of 1 10" on 500 watts.

And as rockford said we can't tell you where to set your controls too.

[Christopher Dennis Gray]

how do i findout the gain on my factory head unit?

[Christopher Dennis Gray]

so should i leave the settings on the amp that they set themselfs??

[Broke_Audio_Addict]

There is no gain on your headunit.

Yes you should leave it alone.

If the shop gave you a warranty you'll void it by touching any of that stuff.

[Skullz]

As the sub breaks in it will get louder so give it some time.

500w isn't a lot so it enjoy it for now and you'll be surprised once it gets broken in.

[Christopher Dennis Gray]

ok i turned the bass boost back down lol it was at 3 and i bumped it up to 10 but i turned it back down... maybe i need to upgrade to 2 12''

[rockFord_Expedition]

Yeah, and a 500W amp on OEM electrical may not even ever make 500W